Why the emu cannot fly

Australia, 1974

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Episode of Series “Aboriginal legends”.
This film is illustrated by drawings of an Aboriginal legend from the book “Djugurba: tales from the Spirit Time” and tells how the emu’s vanity about his beautiful wings brings about his downfall.

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Credits

editor

David Corke

producer

Ken J. Widdowson

production company

Educational Media Australia

Australian National University

Duration

00:02:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1974

Appears in

Aboriginal legends

Group of items

Aboriginal legends

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303290

Language

English

Subject categories

Aboriginal Australia → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Adaptations

Animals & Wildlife → Emus

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

History → Aboriginal Australians - Legends

Literature → Australian literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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